Torpedo Run (1958)

Directed by

Joseph Pevney

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A World War II submarine commander in the Pacific becomes fixated on destroying a specific Japanese aircraft carrier. He takes on dangerous missions against enemy forces.

tensedeterminedrelentlessgrittymelancholicclaustrophobicaction-packed

What happens

Torpedo Run is a 1958 American war film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Glenn Ford as a World War II submarine commander in the Pacific who is obsessed with sinking a particular Japanese aircraft carrier. The film's working title was Hell Below. It was filmed in CinemaScope and Metrocolor. A. Arnold Gillespie and Harold Humbrock were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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